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Be Excellent (GB) silks

Horse profile

Be Excellent

Oratorio (IRE) × Saphila (IRE) (Sadler's Wells (USA))
Sex
filly
Foaled
2010
Record (GB & IRE)
0 wins from 2 runs (0%)
Prize money (GB & IRE)
£0
Last run (GB & IRE)
6 May 2013, Windsor (7/7)
Last win (GB & IRE)
Never won
Recent form
77

Form

Race record

DateCoursePosSPBtnJockeyTrainerRaceClassTypeDistGoingWgtWinner / 2ndWinner prizeDaysFuture form
6 May 13Windsor7/733/121Harry BentleyJoseph TuiteMagnum Median Auction Maiden StakesClass 5Flat Turf1mGood to Firm8-10Ghost Runner (IRE)£2,588512/6
16 Mar 13Lingfield (AW)7/733/120¼Luke MorrisJoseph TuiteBet At bluesq.com Maiden StakesClass 5Flat AW1mStandard8-5Erodium (GB)£2,727-0/6
  • 7/76 May 13 · Windsor33/1

    Magnum Median Auction Maiden Stakes

    Class 51mGood to Firm

    All fields
    Date
    6 May 13
    Course
    Windsor
    Pos
    7/7
    SP
    33/1
    Btn
    21
    Race
    Magnum Median Auction Maiden Stakes
    Class
    Class 5
    Type
    Flat Turf
    Dist
    1m
    Going
    Good to Firm
    Wgt
    8-10
    Winner / 2nd
    Ghost Runner (IRE)
    Winner prize
    £2,588
    Days
    51
    Future form
    2/6
  • 7/716 Mar 13 · Lingfield (AW)33/1

    Bet At bluesq.com Maiden Stakes

    Class 51mStandard

    All fields
    Date
    16 Mar 13
    Course
    Lingfield (AW)
    Pos
    7/7
    SP
    33/1
    Btn
    20¼
    Race
    Bet At bluesq.com Maiden Stakes
    Class
    Class 5
    Type
    Flat AW
    Dist
    1m
    Going
    Standard
    Wgt
    8-5
    Winner / 2nd
    Erodium (GB)
    Winner prize
    £2,727
    Days
    -
    Future form
    0/6

Every British and Irish run since 1990, latest first. Btn is the overall distance beaten (lengths). Where the horse won, the runner-up and winning margin are shown.

Future form: next-time-out winners from this horse's races

DateCourseRaceThis horseWinner next timeTheir posWon onAtRace won
6 May 13WindsorMagnum Median Auction Maiden Stakes7/7Da Do Run Run (GB)222 May 13LingfieldCitipost Ltd Maiden Stakes
6 May 13WindsorMagnum Median Auction Maiden Stakes7/7Capella's Song (IRE)315 Jul 13Wolverhampton (AW)Holiday Inn Wolverhampton Median Auction Maiden Stakes
  • 7/76 May 13 · Windsor

    Magnum Median Auction Maiden Stakes

    All fields
    Date
    6 May 13
    Course
    Windsor
    Race
    Magnum Median Auction Maiden Stakes
    This horse
    7/7
    Winner next time
    Da Do Run Run (GB)
    Their pos
    2
    Won on
    22 May 13
    Race won
    Citipost Ltd Maiden Stakes
  • 7/76 May 13 · Windsor

    Magnum Median Auction Maiden Stakes

    All fields
    Date
    6 May 13
    Course
    Windsor
    Race
    Magnum Median Auction Maiden Stakes
    This horse
    7/7
    Winner next time
    Capella's Song (IRE)
    Their pos
    3
    Won on
    15 Jul 13
    At
    Wolverhampton (AW)
    Race won
    Holiday Inn Wolverhampton Median Auction Maiden Stakes

Other runners from this horse's races (latest 20 races with a next-time-out winner, up to 40 rows) that won on their next start in Britain or Ireland. FF on the race record = next-time-out winners / runners that have run again (this horse excluded).

Trainer changes

TrainerFirst runLast runFirst run for yardRunsWins2nd3rdWin %Place %Prize GB (£)Prize IRE (€)
Joseph Tuite16 Mar 136 May 137/720000.0%0.0%£0€0
Joseph Tuite
First run
16 Mar 13
Last run
6 May 13
First run for yard
7/7
Runs
2
Wins
0
2nd
0
3rd
0
Win %
0.0%
Place %
0.0%
Prize GB (£)
£0
Prize IRE (€)
€0

Trained by one trainer throughout its British and Irish career.

Stats

Career summary by code (GB & IRE)

CodeRunsWins2nd3rdWin %Place %Prize GB (£)Prize IRE (€)First runLast run
Flat20000.0%0.0%£0€016 Mar 136 May 13
Flat
Code
Flat
Runs
2
Wins
0
2nd
0
3rd
0
Win %
0.0%
Place %
0.0%
Prize GB (£)
£0
Prize IRE (€)
€0
First run
16 Mar 13
Last run
6 May 13

Placed = 1st in 2-4 runners, 1st-2nd in 5-7, 1st-3rd in 8+.

Pedigree

Pedigree

Sire branchOratorio (IRE)

Parent · 1

  1. SireOratorio (IRE)

Grandparents · 2

  1. Sire's sireDanehill (USA)
  2. Sire's damMahrah (USA)

Great-grandparents · 4

  1. Sire's sire's sireNot traced
  2. Sire's sire's damNot traced
  3. Sire's dam's sireNot traced
  4. Sire's dam's damNot traced
Dam branchSaphila (IRE)

Parent · 1

  1. DamSaphila (IRE)

Grandparents · 2

  1. Dam's sireSadler's Wells (USA)
  2. Dam's damFanny Cerrito (USA)

Great-grandparents · 4

  1. Dam's sire's sireNot traced
  2. Dam's sire's damNot traced
  3. Dam's dam's sireNot traced
  4. Dam's dam's damNot traced
Oratorio (IRE)
Saphila (IRE)
Danehill (USA)
Mahrah (USA)
Sadler's Wells (USA)
Fanny Cerrito (USA)
Not traced
Not traced
Not traced
Not traced
Not traced
Not traced
Not traced
Not traced

Breeding card

HorseBe Excellent (GB)
Sexfilly
Foaled2010
SireOratorio (IRE)
DamSaphila (IRE)
DamsireSadler's Wells (USA)
Sire's sireDanehill (USA)
Sire's damMahrah (USA)
2nd damFanny Cerrito (USA)
Dam's produce3 winners from 5 runners
Notable siblingPort Quin (GB)

Female line

  1. Saphila (IRE) · by Sadler's Wells (USA) · 3 winners from 5 runners
  2. Fanny Cerrito (USA) · 4 winners from 5 runners

Sire, dam and damsire

SireDamDamsireSexSire's avg winning distanceDamsire's avg winning distance
Oratorio (IRE)Saphila (IRE)Sadler's Wells (USA)fillyFlat 8.9f · NH 2m1½fFlat 9.6f · NH 2m2½f
Oratorio (IRE)
Sex
filly
Sire's avg winning distance
Flat 8.9f · NH 2m1½f
Damsire's avg winning distance
Flat 9.6f · NH 2m2½f

Progeny of Oratorio (IRE) in this horse's best conditions

ConditionRunsWinsPlacedWin %Place %This horse runsThis horse wins
All Flat runs4,0984431,18810.8%29.0%20
At 7f to 1m1,83319754110.7%29.5%20
On AW going1,58019952712.6%33.4%10
At 7f to 1m on AW going6788122211.9%32.7%10
All Flat runs
Condition
All Flat runs
Runs
4,098
Wins
443
Placed
1,188
Win %
10.8%
Place %
29.0%
This horse runs
2
This horse wins
0
At 7f to 1m
Condition
At 7f to 1m
Runs
1,833
Wins
197
Placed
541
Win %
10.7%
Place %
29.5%
This horse runs
2
This horse wins
0
On AW going
Condition
On AW going
Runs
1,580
Wins
199
Placed
527
Win %
12.6%
Place %
33.4%
This horse runs
1
This horse wins
0
At 7f to 1m on AW going
Condition
At 7f to 1m on AW going
Runs
678
Wins
81
Placed
222
Win %
11.9%
Place %
32.7%
This horse runs
1
This horse wins
0

Best distance band and going band are where this horse has most wins (then places, then runs) in its main code. Sire figures: all British and Irish runs by the sire's progeny since 1990.

Oratorio (IRE) × Sadler's Wells mares (the cross)

CodeRunnersWinnersWinners %Black-type winnersRunsWins2nd/3rdWin %Prize GB (£)Prize IRE (€)
Flat181055.6%2201285113.9%£312,987€237,196
National Hunt8225.0%07191412.7%£35,558€2,160
All runs191052.6%2272376513.6%£348,545€239,356
Flat
Code
Flat
Runners
18
Winners
10
Winners %
55.6%
Black-type winners
2
Runs
201
Wins
28
2nd/3rd
51
Win %
13.9%
Prize GB (£)
£312,987
Prize IRE (€)
€237,196
National Hunt
Code
National Hunt
Runners
8
Winners
2
Winners %
25.0%
Black-type winners
0
Runs
71
Wins
9
2nd/3rd
14
Win %
12.7%
Prize GB (£)
£35,558
Prize IRE (€)
€2,160
All runs
Code
All runs
Runners
19
Winners
10
Winners %
52.6%
Black-type winners
2
Runs
272
Wins
37
2nd/3rd
65
Win %
13.6%
Prize GB (£)
£348,545
Prize IRE (€)
€239,356

All British and Irish runners by this sire out of mares by this damsire, since 1990 (includes this horse). Black type = Group/Grade 1-3 or Listed winner.

Best of the cross

HorseRunsWinsBlack-type winsBest winPrize GB (£)Prize IRE (€)
Beethoven (IRE)1532Group/Grade 1£218,746€175,446
Hawke (IRE)521Listed£0€61,750
Saharia (IRE)46100-£30,819€0
Jolly Roger (IRE)4790-£32,686€0
Focail Maith (GB)5760-£32,916€1,600
Wadacre Sarko (GB)820-£8,613€0
Capella's Song (IRE)1020-£7,462€0
I Say (IRE)410-£5,364€0
Crow Down (IRE)810-£4,499€0
Focail Mear (GB)1610-£3,869€0
Lady Sefton (GB)100-£0€0
Be Excellent (GB)200-£0€0
Beethoven (IRE)
Runs
15
Wins
3
Black-type wins
2
Best win
Group/Grade 1
Prize GB (£)
£218,746
Prize IRE (€)
€175,446
Hawke (IRE)
Runs
5
Wins
2
Black-type wins
1
Best win
Listed
Prize GB (£)
£0
Prize IRE (€)
€61,750
Saharia (IRE)
Runs
46
Wins
10
Black-type wins
0
Prize GB (£)
£30,819
Prize IRE (€)
€0
Jolly Roger (IRE)
Runs
47
Wins
9
Black-type wins
0
Prize GB (£)
£32,686
Prize IRE (€)
€0
Focail Maith (GB)
Runs
57
Wins
6
Black-type wins
0
Prize GB (£)
£32,916
Prize IRE (€)
€1,600
Wadacre Sarko (GB)
Runs
8
Wins
2
Black-type wins
0
Prize GB (£)
£8,613
Prize IRE (€)
€0
Capella's Song (IRE)
Runs
10
Wins
2
Black-type wins
0
Prize GB (£)
£7,462
Prize IRE (€)
€0
I Say (IRE)
Runs
4
Wins
1
Black-type wins
0
Prize GB (£)
£5,364
Prize IRE (€)
€0
Crow Down (IRE)
Runs
8
Wins
1
Black-type wins
0
Prize GB (£)
£4,499
Prize IRE (€)
€0
Focail Mear (GB)
Runs
16
Wins
1
Black-type wins
0
Prize GB (£)
£3,869
Prize IRE (€)
€0
Lady Sefton (GB)
Runs
1
Wins
0
Black-type wins
0
Prize GB (£)
£0
Prize IRE (€)
€0
Be Excellent (GB)
Runs
2
Wins
0
Black-type wins
0
Prize GB (£)
£0
Prize IRE (€)
€0

Top 12 by best win level, then wins.

Family

Dam summary

Saphila (IRE)

G1 winners
0
Produce
3 winners from 5 runners

Full siblings

No other foal by Oratorio (IRE) out of Saphila (IRE) has raced in Britain or Ireland.

Half siblings

By Dr Fong (USA)

By Intikhab (USA)

By Selkirk (USA)

By Dalakhani (IRE)

Female line

  1. 1Saphila (IRE) · by Sadler's Wells (USA)
  2. 2Fanny Cerrito (USA)

Notable relatives

No black-type winners in this female family in GB or IRE since 1990.

View full Fanny Cerrito family

In brief

When was Be Excellent foaled?

Be Excellent (GB) was foaled in 2010.

Who are the sire and dam of Be Excellent?

Be Excellent (GB) is by Oratorio (IRE) out of Saphila (IRE), a daughter of Sadler's Wells (USA).

Who trained Be Excellent?

Be Excellent (GB) was trained by Joseph Tuite and owned by David J Keast at the time of the last run in Britain or Ireland.

What is Be Excellent's race record?

In Britain and Ireland, Be Excellent (GB) ran 2 times without winning.

Is Be Excellent still racing?

Be Excellent (GB) last ran in Britain or Ireland on 6 May 2013 at Windsor in the Magnum Median Auction Maiden Stakes, finishing 7th of 7, and has not run there since.

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